… these earlier phenomenological studies, I argue that life in fact does require place, and I
work to explain why this requirement is so.What recent phenomenological work on place offers …

… , places would not exist either. The two life-worlds are mutually constitutive, and unpacking
this processual relationship is the focus of the book Life Takes Place by David Seamon. …

… centrality of place in human existence and the process of place making. … phenomenological
approach to understanding place based upon the core premise that, “to be is to be in place…

… Making, is as much an extension as a synthesis of the author's prolific body of work. Life Takes
Place aims to … This review concludes by identifying a final contribution: Life Takes Place's …

… In Life Takes Place (Seamon 2018), I argue that places incorporate three interrelated … All
the chapters in this volume make a range of references to these three aspects of place. Some …

… by phenomenology founder Edmund Husserl, two central phenomenological concepts are
lifeworld … , which we assume is the way that life is and must be (Moran 2013). This typically …

… our typical human lives, unaware of the lifeworld, which we assume is the way that life is and
… Well-designed environments make a tremendous difference in human lives, often in ways …

… typical human lives, unaware of our lifeworld, which we assume is the only way our life could
… to consider their life explicitly in terms of well-being and to make life changes whereby well-…

… Taking small risks One of the principal strategies of placemaking is to take small risks and
… Self-activation, empowerment, and life are nurtured when we take responsibility for learning …

… the attention to the real life occurring in a place, in contrast to creating top-down managed …
Therefore phenomenological descriptions are descriptions from lived lifeworlds. (Thompson et …